He who holds the pruning-knife',

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"Every branch that does bear fruit He prunes, so that it will be even more fruitful." John 15:2 

Every sorrow has a mission. It comes to us, as God's messenger — with a message! 

Of lessons to be learned in sorrow, the first always is submission. 

A strong, abiding confidence that all the trials, sorrows, and losses of our lives are parts of our Father's husbandry — ought to silence every question, quiet every fear, and give peace and restful assurance to our hearts in all their pain. We cannot know the reason for the painful strokes — but we know that He who holds the pruning-knife is our Father! That ought always to be enough for us to know.

"Every branch that does bear fruit He prunes, so that it will be even more fruitful." John 15:2